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2008 Course Schedule
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Bridging Education and Mental Health
Spring 2008 session:
February 11 to April 7, 2008 (in session)
Summer 2008 session:
June 16 to August 11, 2008
Deadline to register: June
9
Fall 2008 session:
October 13 to December 8, 2008
Deadline to register:
October 6
Instructor: Leah Hjelseth
Earn 24 clock hours (CEU Certificate) |
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Course Description
Instructor
Credit
Cost
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Course Description
The goal of this course is to find common
ground between behavioral and therapeutic approaches to supporting
children who engage in challenging behavior. The course material
expands on both the functional behavioral assessment and
relationship-based teaching to explore what causes and sustains
maladaptive behavioral patterns in children's actions and
interactions and how early childhood professionals can support the
healthy social and emotional development of children. A continuum of
intervention strategies are offered to address the needs of children
with varying needs: typically developing children, children with
disabilities, and children with and without disabilities who have
experienced trauma, neglect, and other environmental and
relationships issues.
Unfamiliar with distance learning and
online instruction?
"Thanks! Wow!
Good ideas to try in my practice."
"I did have a great
success with BEAM material today. The child that hits stopped
hitting as she had access to the open-ended snack. As this
happened, she also made friends with [another child that] does not
have other friends, so this was a bonus that we hadn't anticipated
to occur."
--Course participants
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Instructor
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 Leah
Hjelseth's current training, research, and
teaching interests center around addressing challenging behavior in
early childhood and early childhood social-emotional development. Ms. Hjelseth teaches two online courses for CEED,
Bridging Education and Mental Health and Addressing the Needs of Young Children with
Challenging Behavior. Leah received her M.A. in Educational
Psychology from the University of Minnesota in 2002. She is
currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Psychology with a
thesis examining the effects of intensive coaching on teacher
behavior aimed at decreasing challenging behavior in children and
facilitating social-emotional development.
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Credit
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This course is offered for 24
Clock Hours
of continuing education
credit. The certificate is approved and issued by the College of
Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
Note: If you are from a
state other than MN, you may want to check with your state's licensing
board to verify that the same measurement standard will be
applied in your state for this credit.
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Cost
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$200, includes registration
fee, CD-ROMs, access to accompanying course web site,
instructor-led
International Students
Only:
Please note: If
you are applying internationally to take this course, please
include an additional $15 for shipping costs (a place for
this is included on the registration form).
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Course Textbook
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The
required text for this course is:
Koplow, L.
(Ed.)(1996). Unsmiling faces: How preschools can heal.
New York: Teachers College Press.
CEED has a
supply of copies of this book available to registered students
who would like to purchase a copy for $30.00 (plus tax
if applicable).
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Additional
Information
Download a
course
informational flyer (pdf file)
2008 Online Course Schedule (pdf file)
Sample syllabus available upon request
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To Register
1. Download, print, and complete the
Registration Form.
2. Checks or purchase orders are
accepted (we currently do not accept credit card payments). Make check payable to "University of Minnesota."
3. If you are an international student
and would like to arrange a wire transfer of payment, please print
these wire transfer
instructions and include the EFT# on your registration form in
the space provided.
4. Mail or fax:
Fax purchase order and registration form to:
Karen Anderson, fax: 612-625-2093
Mail check and registration form to:
Karen Anderson
Center for Early Education and Development
University of Minnesota
Education Sciences Building, Suite 40
56 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Upon receipt of your registration, an
email confirmation notice will be sent to you.
Course packets are mailed the week
before the course begins and include all the materials and
information you need to get started on the course.
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Questions?
If you have any questions on
registering for this course, please contact Karen Anderson, tech and
support for these courses, at 612-625-6617 or
ander352@umn.edu.
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